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Mei Chen Spent Two Years on an FDA Filing for Soraya. Then the Rules Changed.

Mei Chen submitted Soraya's De Novo FDA filing in November 2024. Six months later, the regulatory environment shifted under her. The story of building women's health AI through the chaos of 2025-2026.

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Priya Balakrishnan Had Eleven Days of Runway Left When QuietQuota Closed Its First Real Deal

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Priya Balakrishnan Had Eleven Days of Runway Left When QuietQuota Closed Its First Real Deal

Priya Balakrishnan was eleven days from missing payroll when an unexpected customer email arrived. The QuietQuota story: bootstrapping sales-ops AI through 19 VC rejections, a near-shutdown, and a quiet pivot to PLG.

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